This article discusses the growth of 2009 revenues for leisure parks in the UK and a decline of 2009 revenues for highly leveraged operators in the U.S. in the advent of a growth in domestic tourism, and the prospects for 2010. The number of people visiting UK theme parts has grown strongly over...

This paper looks behind the tourism statistics of the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland for 2005 and the preceding years. Significant trends are revealed such as: (i) Northern Ireland visitor numbers are growing from a small base, but its share of holidaymakers remains low; (ii) the North...

This volume presents an analysis of the evolution of international tourism worldwide and the accompanying aggregated data for recent years up to 2004. Part I presents an overview of tourism development and outlook worldwide. Part II includes a more in-depth quantitative analysis of tourism trends...

Garden visiting is a popular activity in Great Britain. This paper identifies the historical antecedents and accompanying development of garden visiting as a form of tourism and recreation, focusing on the management of gardens open to the public in both time and space. Such an approach reveals...

This research provides a longitudinal study of visitor numbers to attractions in Northern Ireland in relation to ownership type. Prior to the 1960s government departments and the National Trust predominantly managed Northern Ireland's attractions. Seventy new attractions developed by private owners ...

This paper discusses the trends in UK outbound tourism during 2000-03 and explores its future prospects. The discussion covers: the outbound market; the destinations; tourist expenditure; length of stay; purpose of visit; seasonality; and the mode of transport.

This paper provides forecasts for the UK hotel sector for 2004. The current forecast for the UK hotel sector reflects the slightly less favourable economic position, with gross domestic product growth of 1.8% in 2003 (compared to 2.1% in our last forecast) and 3% in 2004 (unchanged). The hotel...

Data on the expenditure and the number of visits and overnights made by UK residents abroad, particularly in European destinations, in 2001 are presented.

This paper looks at Mintel's report 'Visitor Attractions in the UK', which highlights an explosion in the number of visitor attractions in the UK in 2000-01. The paper discusses: the increasing competition among attractions; the trends in visits and revenue; and visitors' attitudes towards...

Falkland Islands' tourism is evolving at an increasing pace. A record number of passengers, 23 497, visited the Islands during the 1999-2000 season. This rise was due to an increase in both the frequency of vessel visits and the average passenger capacity of vessels, with the number of luxury...